...and kingdoms of the world must bow.. Among these gifts there exists certain distinctions; such as, " first, apostles; secondarily, pro"phets; thirdly, teachers; after that miracles ; " then gifts of healings, helps, governments, di" versities of tongues." Apostles are set before prophets, because...

...be bond or free ; and have been all m»de to di-ink into one Spirit. Vcr. 28. And God Uath set gome in the Church ; first, apostles ; secondarily, prophets ; thirdly, teachers ; after that miracles j then gifts of healing.^ helps, governmeats, diversities of tongues. [7Vyr» t/icr -teith the rest...

...Church, first, Apostles; secondly, Prophets; thirdly, Teachers. Varying his language, he goes on — " After that, miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, diversities of tongues." Here is an enumeration, first of descriptions of persons; and afterwards of endowments and offices,...

...case in hand, 1 Cor. 12th. Irflh. God hath set some in the Church. 1st. Apostles, 2nd. Prophets, 3rd. Teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, diversities of tongues ; andsir,if we are correct in our views of the beautiful symmetry and perfection observable in the...

...hia writings, enumerates prophecy among the various gifts bestowed upon the several members of the church : " And God hath set some in the church, first...apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers," &c. &c. Let us now briefly examine the import of this prophecy of Agahus, « that there should be great...

...diversities of operations : but it is the same God which worketh all in all." And at ver. 28. " God hath sent some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles ." All which seems to show, that by the spirit is to be understood that special influence, which, in...

...; he says, God hath set some in the Church, First Apostles ; Secondly Prophets ; Thirdly Teachers j After that Miracles ; Then Gifts of healing ; Helps ; Governments; Diversities of tongues; r — i Speaking with tongues ; Interpretation of tongues. The eighth office requires to be divided,...

...the Corinthian Church about the superiority, or inferiority, of public offices and spiritual gifts. And God hath set some in the church ; first Apostles, secondarily Prophets, SfC. v 28 — SO. But it is also true that the principles of his argument are general, are equally...

...visible Church of Christ, aa settled and practised on by the apostles. Hence saitb St. Paul, " God hath set some in the church —first apostles, secondarily...healing, helps governments, diversities of tongues." Here Sir, are set forth a variety of orders, the three first, forming its whole economy and government,...

...regularly organized body. The apostle, speaking of the different administrations, says, " God hath set some in the church ; " first, apostles; secondarily,...healing, " helps, governments, diversities of tongues ;" and then asks, " Are all apostles, are all prophets, are all " teachers ?" &c. &c. * And again,...